I wore my boots out walkin?
Poured my heart out talkin?
I felt the pain & I broke the chain
But I still got a long way to go

been on the road ?til tomorrow
Been through the joys & the sorrows
Came through the flood
& I pulled through the mud
But I still got a long way to go

been in the back-room dealin?
Been on a long hook reelin?
Crashed in the shed
& I woke in a sunny bed
& I still got a long way to go

been on the rails & big muddy
I?ve crossed the trails rocky & rutted

been down the road a million miles
But I still got a long way to go

i?ve traveled near & traveled far
I beat a hole in my guitar
Crawled with the zeroes
& I stood with my heroes
& I still got a long way to go

been in the rain & on the run
I worked a long day in the sun
I slopped the pails
& I beat the nails
But I still got a long way to go

I tried the a verse as the be verse
I took the see verse to the chorus
Rewrote & changed it
Then rearranged it
& I still got a long way to go

I lost my way in darkest night
I woke again & saw the light
Opened the book & I . . took a look
But I still got a long way to go

tell me what . . . what is the soul of a man?
He?s got to reach up his hand
Tell me what . . . what is the soul of a man?
He?s got to reach out his hand
& I still got a long way to go
Still got a long way to go
Still got a long way to go

2 Comments

General CommentI think this song is about no matter how much you do, you got so much left to do. Life is just never ending and you will always have a long way to go no matter your age. Amazing song, although, I only have the live version.

General CommentPeaks and Valleys, thats what this song and this life is all about. Being down, and finding your way to be up again. And in the end, Todd so eloquently puts it, we are all souls , and in the end we must reach our hand up to God.